Telegram-herald., 1887-09-22

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Iozstasf se KatoeIsd sFfat4ls of saGVinss
tae wef4snes h4d sot cleared away. dFisa
iezess. rags. everything - eeal na1 set
s..a plia5.e. al baFing cilt the - fs iBto
taree lea t.ls. lald taem SIDE - side sn1
.aslei fhesa rogs-Asf. wen coRplelei Is
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slad8s in ~ rcen sbsre tbs G 90 sIll lay.
otsf operations aad been carried "a o11sa1s
upon tbs vefanta uesr the karsieaers room
snd Tie neN oataoess. tEe8 iD process of erec-
tieH Rolling up RE sirs acting ss earTled
lE golnd tAe corDer ~ the kouse. wIJhin afsv
yards q the big stidos. Here it vas gr-
raI.et again and Haffsos.i Gus. then un0n is
s1rflce se streved al ths shayiags sni
ieases sc had col ected. seTue bundles OF icn.S
grass ard rags. aud taen upon tbs mass
sneare.l and spread quantity Il inie left ~
tAe wofkmen. 1ais We snloothed down an
We. a. - were able till ths whole mass as
ssnei sonis consistency and chung % tie Ia
tefsliees 4 ths netting. Rames next took
some stout tWins aud improy sed a rough
kina of r@sdis from a hatnboo cane. WITH
his Be seUed al over the mass of stu1 a
uetfiag of strihg that helped ~ keen the COM
position iD its place. when hn.s1ed it re-
semnlsd notaing - much huge mattress.
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tlen yet remained.
-Iaks nay gun, said Ezra 70 me, 'and give
ne fhe revolver"
'-sahlo. sahi the Hindoo. ''let Rance COM
plets bis ask. + Il not bis works IL he fails,
shal. ne not suf-FF
~Ncu foolish man. said Ezra How can
you do &c slou~f We are wasting time" he
pushed the revolver in his belt laid hold II
one end ~ th- netting aud threw of bis
shoes With slo~ aud no.selsss steps the net
ting was carried exactly opposite the window
and laid gently down. then both retired as
silently they had advanced Rance then
DEEA-Aa llWl tue RAtEt}Acc a t14lels Utll
with a gesture Of eutreaty signed to my
brother TO stand aside and take his rifle IN his
ha7d
With bare feet the Hindoo crept up % the
window again and reared the ladder against
TIE wall Taking a coil Of wire rope from
BIS neck be deftiy fastened Il 10 the highest
wau staple q the shutter. Descending, hs
quickly eniaced the short strand in the net
ting placed the ladder on the other side and
ran it through the other staple
Fer tee first time he made a noise. IL was
unavoidable and was caused by the netting
being drawn upward till II hung Ike an inn
nense curtain hiding the whole OF the win
dow from Us. Ezra and / stood waiting and
ready to fire.
The Hindoo, with perspiration running
from him at every pore. descended the ladder,
which be- took and placed horizontally on the
windOwsiil and lashed 10 20 the bottom of the
netting and again fastened that TO the two
lower staples on either side. The thing was
done Far away in the east the dawn was
breaking; overhead the morning star was
slowly paling its silver tire.
~But-Ramee, the shutters are still fas-
tened"
"Sahibl unfastened them. Presently tbs
light viii stream through. They are open the
breadth OF two hands"
Quick fetch another rifle
He was gone and swiftly returning handed
me the gun, into which slipped couple of
I cartridges and gave him the revolver A
! light breath of wind passed. nurmuring
through the festhery crowns OF the slender
cocoa palms. two great spears OF light shot up
into the Sxv, and some where in the garden a
little bird sang. The sun bad risen.
"Wait for nv signal" whispered my
brother: 'now. Rance
The HindOo knelt down and initiated the
bleating Of a kid that has lost rs mother.
Al the instant he sprang TO his feet the
silence was rent by a sssB6sripc crash and one
terrific roar. the shutters were torn from
their sockets as great mass hurled itself
through the window, and the tiger, with It's
head and shoulders buried in the lime colored
debris, was graphing in nsaddsned rage with
an enemy he could not see
"Wait.1 said Ezra
The animal was twenty feet from Is. tear
ing mp the graveled path and coiling itself in
inexfricable confusion IN tho broken netting
and spintered ladder Rance uttered loud
CRY. The animal had freed Ms head and
stood. in an enforced listening attitude. with
his mouth full OF mingled wire and lime
stained matter
It was the moment Ezra bad waited for,
and he fired The tiger. evidently not seeing
Us. sprang AZ the window. but missed the
opening. hurting itself against the wall and
falling on the broken shutter. Ar the mo
nlent It atghted aimed nc the spot behind
the shoulder and fired. IL gave a convulsive
leap and turned in our direction with blood
shot ewes; then Ezra fired again and called "a
me TO do the same. 1t fell back, back,
cried Rance
The animal had gathered itself together
sprsng forward Tifh one mighty bound anC
rolled over. II was dead.-Charles Lille il
San Francisco Chronicle